Massaging device or like implement



Feb. 11, 1941. v. SQMMER Em 2,231,095

MASSAGING DEVICE 0R LIKE IMPLEMENT Filed March 29, 1959 W670i? SOMMf/QBRUNO 2. 19085975 FE/TZ M FAUST INVENTORS PATENT AGENT Patented Feb. 11,1941 UNITED srA -TEs 2,231,095 MASSAGING DEVICE OR LIKE IMPLEMENT VictorSommer and Bruno R. Roberts, Jamaica, and Fritz M. Faust, St. A1bans, N.Y.

Application March 29, 1989, Serial No. 264,722

13 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined mas saging, heat and light raytreatment device or like implement.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a very efiicient,economical and practical device capable of moistening the skin to betreated during the massaging operation, heat and light rays beingsimultaneously supplied by said device.

It is another object of the present invention to provide exchangeablemeans to readily and. easily apply the desired moistener carrier to theskin; there maybe provided a plurality of skin moistener carriers forselection for the particular treatment required.

Still another object of the present invention resides in the provisionof heat conducting means from the lamp within the device to the workingsurface of the latter.

Another object of the present invention is to provide ducts in thehousing of the device and also in the aforesaid conducting means topermit escape of heat from the lamp which otherwise would be transmittedor conducted to the handle of the device; and to this end to constructthe housing so as to minimize contact between it and the said conductingmeans.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide in such adevice ducts in the said conducting means in such manner as to furtherfunction as an advertising medium by arranging the ducts in apredetermined form.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide means in thehead of said device for removably retaining the aforesaid moistenercarrier.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide in said headcapillary means for retaining skin treating matter therein andfacilitating its use during treatment of the skin.

It is still a further object of the invention to adapt a moistenercarrier having a spongy construction which may form said capillarymeans. The foregoing and other objects and features of the inventionwill become more clearly apparent from the following description, whichis descriptive of the preferred embodiments of the invention illustratedin the accompanying drawing. However, the embodiments herein shown anddescribed being for purposes of illustrations only, it is to beunderstood that such modifications may be made, when desired, within thescope and spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top view of a device made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of'the device partly in section;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 33 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 shows a large fragment of the device partly in section and in aslightly modified form;

Fig. 5 is a top view of the housing of the device, shown inFig. 4;

Figs. 6 and 7 are further fragmentary sectional views of the device inmodified forms.

Referring now to the drawing, there is disclosed a housing I00comprising a body IOI forming a handle and a-preferably flared orenlarged head or top piece I02. Within body I00 there is mounted on baseI03 a lamp socket I04 carrying an electric bulb I05. Connected to socketI04 is a cable I06 carrying wires for connection with an electric powersource (not shown).

Head I02 carries therewithin a metallic sleeve I01 which projects withinthe housing and adjacent bulb I05 and preferably surrounding the samewhen the head I02 is in adjusted posi tion on body IOI. Head I02 may beprovided with a recess preferably of truncated formation within which isseated a moistener carrier I09. 'This carrier I09 is made of anysuitable material but preferably of a spongy construction formingcapillary means for holding and dispensing skin treating matter, suchas, for example, oil, cream, lotion, etc.

Lamp or bulb I05 may be either a heat or light source or both, thepurpose of which is to facilitate the treatment of the skin during theapplication of the content of carrier I09 to the skin under treatment.

Head I02 provides a mass-aging surface workable by the movementimp-arted thereto by the operators hand gripping handle IOI during the40 application of the skin treating matter from the carrier. Tofacilitate treatment of the skin, heat from lamp I05 is transferred byradiation to metal sleeve I01, the latter conducting the heat to thehead I02 and its stroking surface portion H0. This portion H0 is shownas being smooth and rounded. To minimize transference of heat from bulbI05 to the handle IOI metal sleeve I01 is perforated as indicated bynumerals III, IIZ and the body IOI is fluted at II3 so as to provideline-contact with the metal sleeve I01 as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The perforations III, I I2 may be so arranged on sleeve I0l' as toprovide a preferred design,

. ornament or an indicia such as the word Ellen (Fig. 4.). The handle,although it may be made of any suitable material, such as from any ofthe well known moldable or plastic substances is in this case preferablymade of translucent composition so that the light from bulb I05 throughthe said perforations will illuminate the handle portion adjacent said.perforations to make the indicia visible to observers eye.

Instead of providing a central recess I (I8 for the head piece IIl2 forreceiving therein the moistener carrier I89, there may be provided inhead I III one or more annular grooves or channels I I4 which may betruncated in section and within which is placed the moistener carrier(not shown) in the form of annuli (Fig. 7)

Fig. 6 discloses capillary bores I I5 in inwardly projecting fingersIIIi for containing any desired skin food, or skin treating material,such as massaging cream, oil, or medicament (not shown) to be applied tothe skin during the massaging operation. In Fig. 4 the moistener carrierI09 is held in a sleeve III in engagementwith the inner circumferentialwall N8 of recess II9. This engagement may be made frictional or screwthreaded.

Hollow body I ill and head piece I82 maybe made either of similar ordissimilar materials and both or either may be translucent ortransparent. Head piece I62 may be made of a material which willtransmit only desired rays coming from ray emitting device I05, such'ascolored glass or suitable plastic composition.

Head piece IIIZ preferably has an arcuate recess I26 at its top surface.This recess provides on account of its slanting-wall a means forreturnin excessive skin treating material or the like to the carrier Iiwhich might have been pressed thereout during application thereof. Itmay be desirable that carrier I09 containing massaging oil and the likeprojects beyond the top surface of head piece I02 or, as indicated inFig. 6,'very fine bores or recesses, such as capillary bore I I5, whichmay hold skin treating matter, may be made flush with the top surface ofhead I92. In the latter case suction and evaporating efiect facilitatesthe application of the skin treating matter, such as oil, to the skin tobe treated. The said skin treating matter, for instance, a liquid, isplaced in such bores I I5 as by means of an eye-dropper.

During the operation of the device it might be desired and useful'toapply different kinds of skin creams or skin treating medicaments to theskin to be treated. In such cases, a plurality of skin food carriers maybe provided for replacement within head piece'of the device and thesecarriers may be inserted-in the head piece recess with a suitable tool,such as a pair of pincers; or the carrier may be held in a ferrule orsleeve which may be grasped by fingers of the'hand and then inserted inthe recess (Fig. 4).

Head piece I02" (Fig. '7) where the channel I I4 is provided adjacentthe periphery of the head piece I02 may have a central heat transmittingportion I2I, whereas head piece IEIZ (Fig. 2) may have its portions I22,I Ill surrounding the carrier I09 transparent and heat transmitting.

As clearly disclosedin Fig. 4 the heat conducting means or sleeve It? isprovided with an enlarged contact surface at its upper end forming achannel-shaped member I23 which conducts a greater amount of heat to thethickened stroking portion III!" of the head piece I02 From theforegoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingit is apparent that improved simple, practical and inexpensive devicesfor the purpose intended are provided. It is apparent, however, thatimmaterial changes and modifications may be made by skilled personswithout departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention asoutlined in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An implement of the character described comprising a hollow bodyforming a handle, a head piece, a working surface provided on said headpiece, a heat and light rays emitting device located within said bodyfor transmitting said rays through said head piece to said surface, heatconducting means associated with said head piece and engageable withsaid body, said conducting means substantially surrounding said deviceto transfer heat therefrom to a predetermined portion of said headpiece, and means adapted to carry skin treating matter seated withinsaid surface.

2. An implement of the character described comprising a body forming ahandle, an electric heat and light source located within said body, amassaging head having a top surface, a metallic sleeve fixed to saidhead and slidably engaging said body, said sleeve surrounding saidsource for transmitting heat from said source to said head, andmoistener carrier means removably seated in said top surface of saidhead and projecting therefrom.

3. An implement of the character described .comprising a body forming ahandle, an electric heat and light source located within said body, amassaging head having a top surface provided with a slanting portion, ametallic sleeve fixed to said headand slidably engageable with saidbody, said sleeve substantially surrounding said source for transmittingheat from said source to said head, and means for carrying skin treatingmatter centrally and removably seated in said top surface of said head,whereby said source transheat and light source located within said body,a

head having a massaging surface, a metallic member positioned betweensaid head and said body, said member substantially surrounding saidsource for transferring heat therefrom to said surface,-

and carrier means for containing skin treating ,matter therein removablyseated in said surface and projecting therefrom, whereby said sourcetransfers heat and light rays to said surface and simultaneously to saidmatter within said carrier means.

5. An implement of the character described comprising a body forming ahandle, an electric heat and light source located within said body, a

massaging head having a slanting top surface, a

central recess in said surface, a metallic sleeve fixed to said head andslid-ably engaging said body, said sleeve surrounding said source fortransferring heat from said source to said head, and. spongy rubbermeans centrally and removably seated in said recess and projectingtherefrom.

6. An implement of the character described comprising a hollow bodyforming a handle and provided with flutes at its inner wall, a headpiece,

a working surface provided on said head piece, a heat and light raysemitting device located within said body for transmitting said rays tosaid surface, heat conducting means associated with said head piece andslidably engaging in line contact said inner wall, said conducting meansbeing provided with apertures and surrounding said device, and capillarymeans for containing skin treating matter therein seated within aportion of said surface.

7. An implement of the character described comprising a body forming ahandle, an electric heat and light source located within said body, amassaging head having a top surface including a stroking portion, acentral recess in said surface, a metallic sleeve fixed Within said headand provided with a free end, said end slidably engaging said body, saidsleeve surrounding said source for transferring heat from said source tosaid head, and spongy material centrally and removabiy placed in saidrecess and projecting therefrom.

8. An implement of the character described comprising a hollow bodyforming a handle and provided with a grooved inner wall, a head piece, atop surface including a stroking portion provided at said head piece, aheat and light rays emitting device located within said body fortransmitting said rays to said surface, heat conducting means fixedwithin said head piece and adjacent said portion, the free end of saidconducting means slidably engaging in line contact said inner wall andbeing provided with apertures adjacent said device, and capillary meansfor containing skin treating matter therein seated within a portion ofsaid surface.

9. An article of the character described comprising a housing shaped toform a handle, said housing being open at its top, a head covering saidopening, a ray emitting device within said housing, a metal sleeve fixedtosaid head and extending within said housing and surrounding said rayemitting device, said head having a massaging surface, said sleevehaving a horizontally disposed flange terminating in a verticallydisposed flange whereby to' provide a space between said vertical flangeand the body of said sleeve, said sleeve being secured to said head atsaid flange portions.

10. An implement of the character described comprising a housing, adevice for emitting heat and light rays located in said housing, a headpiece connected to said housing, said head piece being provided with alight rays transmitting portion, a heat conducting portion and astroking massaging portion, and moisture carrying means adjacent thesurface of said head piece whereby the skin to be treated may besubjected to a moistening, massaging heat and light ray treatment.

11. An implement of the character described comprising a housing, a heatand light source located within said housing, a translucent massaginghead piece in front of said source and connected to said housing, saidhead piece being provided on its surface with at least one recess forcarrying skin treating matter, and heat conducting means positionedbetween said source and said head piece to transfer heat from saidsource to a predetermined portion of said head piece.

12. An implement of the character described comprising a housing, adevice for emitting heat and light rays located in said housing, a headpiece engageable with said housing and in front of said device, saidhead piece being made of translucent material and being provided with asurface, means adapted to carry skin treating material received in aportion of said surface, and means adapted to conduct heat rays fromsaid device to another portion of said surface, whereby the skin to betreated may be selectively subjected to a moistening, heat, light andmassaging treatment.

13. An implement of the character described comprising a housing, anelectric lamp for emitting heat and light rays located within saidhousing, a head piece of translucent material in front of said lamp andclosing said housing, heat conducting means placed between said lamp andsaid head piece and in close contact with the latter at a location towhich heat is to be transferred by said lamp, and means for carryingskin treating material seated within the surface of said head piece,whereby said rays are directed toward said carrying means and saidsurface of said head piece.

VICTOR SOMMER.

BRUNO R. ROBERTS.

FRITZ M. FAUST.

